Pet friendly colleges and universities
August 26th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Unheard of a couple of years ago, there are now an inceasing amount of pet friendly colleges and universities. More often than not however, most colleges and universities as well as college town housing, don’t allow students to keep pets. There are many excuses for this, though there are also several very valid reasons for the permitting of pet friendly colleges and universities.
Most college officials disapprove of students keeping pets for several reasons. Pets are reasoned to be noisy, smelly, capable of nipping, or scratching, and because some scholars may be allergic. There’s also the nuisance that once the novelty has worn off and the students get so busy they may neglect or abandon their pets. Also, students have to watch their step when there are pets about.
On the other hand, authorities recognize that keeping a pet serves as a release from stress and tenseness for most students. Pet owners are known to be happier, healthier and more relaxed than non-pet owners. Pets help new students get over leaving home and help to make them feel less alone. Many introverted students confess to being able to talk to their pets about their troubles and thus feel better.
The Most Well Known Pet Friendly Colleges and Universities
The nearest to being pet friendly colleges and universities as far as most of the established learning centers are concerned, is to allow fish or small reptilians. Naturally, guide dogs and other service animals are permitted. However, many are allowing certain animals on a trial basis, thus increasing the number of pet friendly colleges and universities.
MIT and UCLA allow cats on campus as long as they’re spayed or neutered, and have all their required injections up to date. The cats are registered with the campus housing office, and every resident on the floor has to sanction it. Eckerd College allows cats and dogs in the “pet dorms” provided they’re friendly, weigh under 40 pounds, have proof of inoculations, and if the students have owned them for a minimum a year. Stephens College allows dogs, cats and rabbits on the ground floor of its Prunty Hall.
CALTEC and State University of New York allow cats in their dorms, and University of Pennsylvania permits birds, hamsters and rabbits. Vassar College has allowed pets since 1971, and if at least 75 percent of students in a dorm vote in favor of allowing pets, the student residence becomes a “pet-dorm.” Thus as the number of pet friendly colleges and universities grows there is every chance they may become the norm rather than the exception.
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